CBS to provide free HTML5-encoded TV shows for iPad

Wall Street Journal wrote today that ABC and CBS have committed themselves to provide TV shows for the Apple iPad. In the case of CBS, these TV shows will be delivered for free, and directly into the browser thanks to HTML5.

Their delivery strategies diverge slightly -- ABC will use the app that was unearthed (and confirmed by us) this morning whereas CBS will stream through the browser (hello, HTML5!) -- but the eventual user experience will be a commercial-supported affair that should be familiar to those who've used their respective online streaming services already. All that remains now is for NBC and Hulu to fall in line, as expected, and your portable media consumption menu will be complete.